His Eminence [[Metropolitan]] '''Hierotheos (Vlachos) of Nafpaktos''' and Agios Vlasios (also ''Ierotheos'') serves the Metropolis of Nafpaktos in the [[Church of Greece]].

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His Eminence [[Metropolitan]] '''Hierotheos (Vlachos) of Nafpaktos''' and Agios Vlasios (also ''Ierotheos'') serves the [[Metropolis of Nafpaktos|Metropolis of Nafpaktos and Agios Vlasios]] in the [[Church of Greece]]. He has been Metropolitan of Nafpaktos since 1995.

==Life==

==Life==

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He was born Hierotheos S. Vlachos in Ioannina, Epirus, Greece, in 1945 and graduated from the theological school of the University of Thessaloniki. He has been a [[priest]] since 1971. He served at the [[Archbishop]]'s House of Offices in Athens, as a preacher and Youth Director. He was [[consecration of a bishop|consecrated]] [[bishop]] on [[July 20]], 1995, and elected Metropolitan of Nafpaktos and St. Vlasios in the same year.

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He was born Georgios S. Vlachos in Ioannina, Epirus, Greece, in 1945 and graduated from the theological school of the University of Thessaloniki. He was [[ordination|ordained]] a [[deacon]] in 1971, taking the monastic name Hierotheos, followed by his ordination as a [[priest]] in 1972. He served at the [[Archbishop]]'s House of Offices in Athens, as a preacher and Youth Director. He was [[consecration of a bishop|consecrated]] [[bishop]] on [[July 20]], 1995, and elected Metropolitan of Nafpaktos and St. Vlasios in the same year.

He taught Greek for several semesters and gave lectures on Orthodox [[ethics]] to the students of the [[St. John of Damascus Institute of Theology (Tripoli, Lebanon)|St. John of Damascus Theological School]] at the University of the Patriarchate of Antioch, in northern Lebanon.

He taught Greek for several semesters and gave lectures on Orthodox [[ethics]] to the students of the [[St. John of Damascus Institute of Theology (Tripoli, Lebanon)|St. John of Damascus Theological School]] at the University of the Patriarchate of Antioch, in northern Lebanon.

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Already in his youth he was particularly interested in the [[:Church Fathers|Fathers of the Church]], working for a time in the [[monastery]] libraries of [[Mount Athos]], on the recording of the codices. He was especially interested in the teaching of St. [[Gregory Palamas]].

Already in his youth he was particularly interested in the [[:Church Fathers|Fathers of the Church]], working for a time in the [[monastery]] libraries of [[Mount Athos]], on the recording of the codices. He was especially interested in the teaching of St. [[Gregory Palamas]].

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The study of the patristic texts and particularly those of the [[hesychast]] Fathers of the ''[[Philokalia]]'', many years of studying St. Gregory Palamas, association with the [[monk]]s of the Holy Mountain ([[Mount Athos]]), and many years of pastoral experience, all brought him to the realisation that Orthodox [[theology]] is a science of the healing of man and that the [[nepsis|neptic]] fathers can help the modern restless man who is disturbed by many internal and existential problems.

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The influence of Fr. John Romanidis, the study of the patristic texts and particularly those of the [[hesychast]] Fathers of the ''[[Philokalia]]'', many years of studying St. Gregory Palamas, association with the [[monk]]s of the Holy Mountain ([[Mount Athos]]), and many years of pastoral experience, all brought him to the realisation that Orthodox [[theology]] is a science of the healing of man and that the [[nepsis|neptic]] fathers can help the modern restless man who is disturbed by many internal and existential problems.

Within this framework he has written a multitude of books, the fruit of his pastoral work, among which is ''Orthodox Psychotherapy''. Some of these books have been translated into various languages, such as English, French, Spanish, Russian, and Arabic. With these books he conveys the Orthodox spirit of the ''Philokalia'' to the restless and disturbed man of our time. This is why they have aroused so much interest.

Within this framework he has written a multitude of books, the fruit of his pastoral work, among which is ''Orthodox Psychotherapy''. Some of these books have been translated into various languages, such as English, French, Spanish, Russian, and Arabic. With these books he conveys the Orthodox spirit of the ''Philokalia'' to the restless and disturbed man of our time. This is why they have aroused so much interest.

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Life

He was born Georgios S. Vlachos in Ioannina, Epirus, Greece, in 1945 and graduated from the theological school of the University of Thessaloniki. He was ordained a deacon in 1971, taking the monastic name Hierotheos, followed by his ordination as a priest in 1972. He served at the Archbishop's House of Offices in Athens, as a preacher and Youth Director. He was consecratedbishop on July 20, 1995, and elected Metropolitan of Nafpaktos and St. Vlasios in the same year.

The influence of Fr. John Romanidis, the study of the patristic texts and particularly those of the hesychast Fathers of the Philokalia, many years of studying St. Gregory Palamas, association with the monks of the Holy Mountain (Mount Athos), and many years of pastoral experience, all brought him to the realisation that Orthodox theology is a science of the healing of man and that the neptic fathers can help the modern restless man who is disturbed by many internal and existential problems.

Within this framework he has written a multitude of books, the fruit of his pastoral work, among which is Orthodox Psychotherapy. Some of these books have been translated into various languages, such as English, French, Spanish, Russian, and Arabic. With these books he conveys the Orthodox spirit of the Philokalia to the restless and disturbed man of our time. This is why they have aroused so much interest.

Books

Hesychia and Theology: The Context for Man's Healing in the Orthodox Church (2007). ISBN 9789607070609

The Illness and Cure of the Soul in the Orthodox Tradition (1993). ISBN 9607070186